FNUS76 KSTO 121031
FWSSTO

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARD-SHF-2922...SHASTA/TRINITY NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
331 AM PDT WED SEP 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1701 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH GENERALLY LIGHT
WINDS EXCEPT FOR LATE NIGHT THROUGH MID-DAY NORTH WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH BY MID-MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 4-8 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60 DRAINAGE BOTTOMS...63-68 MID-SLOPES TO
                    RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT DRAINAGE BOTTOMS...30-35 PERCENT
                    MID-SLOPES TO RIDGES.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....DRAINAGE 1-3 MPH.
   RIDGETOP.........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH BECOMING NORTH 2-5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
   SLOPE/VALLEY.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING.
   RIDGETOP.........NORTH 3-7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    1-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5 MPH.

FORECASTER...DFR
REQUESTED BY...HEATHER MCRAE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120911.WARDS.03/STO

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